15 July 2015: Deal or No Deal: Wrangling in Chicago
An idiotic idea to borrow money from the pension fund to cover other operating costs is shot down. The proposed schools budget assumes that the state is just going to step in and cover $500 million of their shortfall.

3 February 2016: More on the Chicago Schools Situation
The Chicago Public Schools try to put up bonds a second time (after withdrawing the offer), and the Chicago Teachers Union seems to be on a suicide mission.

14 March 2017: Public Finance: Illinois wants to tax ALLTHETHINGS!
I look at proposals to add more, discrete services to the sales tax rolls. As opposed to, I dunno, just having a flat transaction tax. Chicago tries to up its revenue via parking ticket writing.

3 July 2014: Chicago Watch: Daley, Rahm, and a Restaurant
The prior mayor avoids a court appearance over graft, current mayor Emanuel scrapes up some dough from his well-heeled buddies, and fund-raising for the eventual Obama library/museum.